Meet Capt. Joel

He has fished and hunted the globe from Africa to Argentina, Australia to Hawaii, Costa Rica to Canada, Bahamas to Mexico, Virgin Islands to Puerto Rico along with many other areas.

After his vast experience of different lands and waters, he is convinced the world’s most epic fishing adventures are right here in the gulf and bay waters! Let Captain Joel prove to you that this is unequivocally the true sportsman’s epicenter!

Why Captain Joel Brandenburg?

Full Time Full Service US Coast Guard licensed, Merchant Marine and Charter Captain at Little Harbor Resort for ten years, Ruskin, Fl.

Studied in child well fare and psychology for almost 20 years with Service Corporation International in Jacksonville, Fl. Ft. Pierce, Fl. and Tampa Fl. with focus on childhood grief issues and grief counseling.

Director of the Hook n Sink Tournament which benefits the Mary and Martha House, which cares for and houses battered and homeless woman and children

Director of Fishing for a Cure, to benefit kids with hearing disabilities, promoting the Cochlear implant procedure, which helps deaf children hear through vibration.

Marketing Director and Captain Co-Host of Hook the Future Fishing Show, where we take kids fishing all around the world and they get to be the stars on the show. We aired in 35 states, 3 Canadian Province’s, and several other countries and had a potential viewership audience of over 100 million viewers. It was the fifth largest fishing show in the world.

Winner of the Lucky Strike Award by the Mercury Grand Slam and the Yerrid Foundation for exemplifying community leadership and professional ethics.

Winner of several Tournaments, such as 1st place King of the Beach single engine Division, 1st place for two years in the Black Tip Shark Shootout while fishing with Hall of Fame legend Wade Boggs, and many other tournament wins.

Co-creator of two published kids fishing books called I love to Fish, and I love to Fish Cobia Camp Fire.

Volunteer at Pasco/Hernando County Community College Fund Charity Tournament, raising college funds to educate less fortunate young adults. New Port Richey, Fl.

Been around the world: Below are the counties I’ve fished. South Africa, Australia, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico, Canada, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, New Zealand, many Caribbean Islands, and 36 states in the US including Hawaii. Yes, I’ve traveled and volunteered myself into near bankruptcy, but I wouldn’t change a thing.